Non-linear editing Final Exam
4:3 - ANS-The aspect ratio for standard-definition television. Four units wide by three units tall -
more square in its visual presentation than the widescreen high-definition 16:9 video display.
16:9 - ANS-The aspect ratio for high-definition video. Sixteen units wide by nine units tall - a
widescreen display.
Action Line - ANS-a mental guide for both directors and editors when using the master scene
continuity style of filmmaking. It is the imaginary line that cuts through the area of actionalong
talent sight lines or follows in the direction of an object's movement
Ambience - ANS-The general background sounds of any location where a scene for a film is
shot. Examples: school cafeteria, football stadium, subway car, remote forest.
Analog - ANS-Not digital in nature. Composed of or designed with a more free-form variant not
specifically limited to a single, quantifiable range.
Assemble Edit - ANS-The phase during the post-production process when an editor first
assembles the raw footage into a basic story structure.
Break Frame - ANS-When an object being recorded accidentally moves to the edge of the
frame and falls outside the visible area of the image.
B-Roll - ANS-Any visual material acquired for a project (especially news, documentary, and
reality) that visually supports the main topic of discussion but does not include important human
subjects. Often used to "mask" edits in an interviewee's answers or commentary when used as
a cutaway on the picture track.
Clip - ANS-Any piece of film or segment of digital video media file that will be used in an edited
sequence.
Close-up Shot - ANS-Any detail shot where the object of interest being photographed takes up
the majority of the frame. Details will be magnified. When photographing a human being, the
bottom of the frame will just graze the top part of the shoulders and the top of the frame may
just cut off the top part of the head or hair.
Complex Shot - ANS-Any shot that involves both talent movement and movement of the camera
(pan or tilt).
Composition - ANS-In motion picture terms, the artful design employed to place objects of
importance within and around the recorded frame.
, Continuity - ANS-In motion picture production terms: (1) having actors repeat the same script
lines in the same way while performing similar physical actions across multiple takes; (2) making
sure that screen direction is followed from one camera set-up to the next; (3) in post-production,
matching physical action across a cut point between two shots of coverage for a scene.
Contrast - ANS-The range of dark and light tonalities within a film frame.
Coverage - ANS-Shooting the same action from multiple angles with different framing at each
camera set-up. Example: A dialogue scene between two people may require a wide,
establishing shot of the room; a tighter two-shot of both subjects; clean singles of each actor;
reciprocal over-the-shoulder shots favoring each actor; cutaways of hands moving or the clock
on the wall, etc.
Cross Fade - ANS-An audio treatment applied to audio edits where the end of one piece of
audio is faded down under the rising audio level of the next piece of sound.
Cut - ANS-Noun(An edit point.)
Verb(o edit a motion picture.)
Cut Away (Verb) - ANS-Editing out of one shot to another shot that is different in subject matter
from the previous one. Example: "Cut away from the postman coming through the gate to the
dog inside the house, waiting."
Depth - ANS-The distance from the camera receding into the background of the set or location.
The illusion of 3D deep space on the 2D film plane.
Developing Shot - ANS-Any shot that incorporates elaborate talent movement: a zoom, a pan or
tilt, and a camera dolly.
Edit - ANS-Noun(The actual cut point between two different clips in a sequence.)
Verb(To assemble a motion picture from disparate visual and auditory elements.)
Establishing Shot - ANS-Traditionally, the first shot of a new scene in a motion picture. It is a
wide shot that reveals the location where the immediately following action will take place. The
audience may quickly learn place, rough time of day, rough time of year, weather conditions,
historical era, etc. by seeing this shot.
Exterior - ANS-In film terms, any shot that has to take place outside.
Eye Line - ANS-The imaginary line that traces across the screen from the talent's eyes to some
object of interest. See also Attention, Sight Line.
4:3 - ANS-The aspect ratio for standard-definition television. Four units wide by three units tall -
more square in its visual presentation than the widescreen high-definition 16:9 video display.
16:9 - ANS-The aspect ratio for high-definition video. Sixteen units wide by nine units tall - a
widescreen display.
Action Line - ANS-a mental guide for both directors and editors when using the master scene
continuity style of filmmaking. It is the imaginary line that cuts through the area of actionalong
talent sight lines or follows in the direction of an object's movement
Ambience - ANS-The general background sounds of any location where a scene for a film is
shot. Examples: school cafeteria, football stadium, subway car, remote forest.
Analog - ANS-Not digital in nature. Composed of or designed with a more free-form variant not
specifically limited to a single, quantifiable range.
Assemble Edit - ANS-The phase during the post-production process when an editor first
assembles the raw footage into a basic story structure.
Break Frame - ANS-When an object being recorded accidentally moves to the edge of the
frame and falls outside the visible area of the image.
B-Roll - ANS-Any visual material acquired for a project (especially news, documentary, and
reality) that visually supports the main topic of discussion but does not include important human
subjects. Often used to "mask" edits in an interviewee's answers or commentary when used as
a cutaway on the picture track.
Clip - ANS-Any piece of film or segment of digital video media file that will be used in an edited
sequence.
Close-up Shot - ANS-Any detail shot where the object of interest being photographed takes up
the majority of the frame. Details will be magnified. When photographing a human being, the
bottom of the frame will just graze the top part of the shoulders and the top of the frame may
just cut off the top part of the head or hair.
Complex Shot - ANS-Any shot that involves both talent movement and movement of the camera
(pan or tilt).
Composition - ANS-In motion picture terms, the artful design employed to place objects of
importance within and around the recorded frame.
, Continuity - ANS-In motion picture production terms: (1) having actors repeat the same script
lines in the same way while performing similar physical actions across multiple takes; (2) making
sure that screen direction is followed from one camera set-up to the next; (3) in post-production,
matching physical action across a cut point between two shots of coverage for a scene.
Contrast - ANS-The range of dark and light tonalities within a film frame.
Coverage - ANS-Shooting the same action from multiple angles with different framing at each
camera set-up. Example: A dialogue scene between two people may require a wide,
establishing shot of the room; a tighter two-shot of both subjects; clean singles of each actor;
reciprocal over-the-shoulder shots favoring each actor; cutaways of hands moving or the clock
on the wall, etc.
Cross Fade - ANS-An audio treatment applied to audio edits where the end of one piece of
audio is faded down under the rising audio level of the next piece of sound.
Cut - ANS-Noun(An edit point.)
Verb(o edit a motion picture.)
Cut Away (Verb) - ANS-Editing out of one shot to another shot that is different in subject matter
from the previous one. Example: "Cut away from the postman coming through the gate to the
dog inside the house, waiting."
Depth - ANS-The distance from the camera receding into the background of the set or location.
The illusion of 3D deep space on the 2D film plane.
Developing Shot - ANS-Any shot that incorporates elaborate talent movement: a zoom, a pan or
tilt, and a camera dolly.
Edit - ANS-Noun(The actual cut point between two different clips in a sequence.)
Verb(To assemble a motion picture from disparate visual and auditory elements.)
Establishing Shot - ANS-Traditionally, the first shot of a new scene in a motion picture. It is a
wide shot that reveals the location where the immediately following action will take place. The
audience may quickly learn place, rough time of day, rough time of year, weather conditions,
historical era, etc. by seeing this shot.
Exterior - ANS-In film terms, any shot that has to take place outside.
Eye Line - ANS-The imaginary line that traces across the screen from the talent's eyes to some
object of interest. See also Attention, Sight Line.
